John Farndon

"From gemstones to fossils and beyond, Animated Science: Rocks and Minerals is the definitive guide to rocks and minerals for grade school readers. In this book, readers will explore the substances that make up our Earth through comic illustrations and hilarious characters. With a narrative nonfiction text, kid-friendly information, and Shiho Pate's engaging illustrations, Animated Science: Rocks and Minerals is a perfect introduction and ready reference,...

"Discover the wave of invention and the destruction from recent wars that shaped the world of today. Engaging illustrations, maps, and a continuous timeline detail important events and inventions and the changes they created from 1900 to the millennium"--

"Follow along as the Vikings arrive in North America, Normans invade Britain, and Genghis Khan sweeps through Asia. Engaging illustrations, maps, and a continuous timeline detail important events, achievements, and cultures from 476 CE to 1500."--Provided by publisher.

Experiments and projects explore the earth's structure, features, and changing landscape.

Describes the origins, properties, chemical activity, and uses of the element calcium.

Explores the history of the chemical element oxygen and explains its chemistry, how it works in the body, and its importance in our lives.

Explores the history of the chemical element hydrogen and explains its chemistry, how it reacts, its uses, and its importance in our lives.

Illustrations with explanatory text describe such familiar everyday process as generating electricity, producing a newspaper, handling sewage, and delivering flowers.

"Your body can do all sorts of amazing things, but it needs food to function. Have you ever wondered what happens to the food we eat? Get to know your mouth, stomach, liver, and much more, in this fantastic introduction to the human body"--